Yes, Daniel, there is a clear No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 in the NFL right now. Too bad it's pretty much a can of Vienna sausages when it comes to Nos. 4-15. But then, that's part of the deal when ranking teams after only a week of action. So how much should we overreact to a win or a loss? You'll see that Chip Kelly's Eagles tied another NFC team as our biggest mover, but don't confuse jumping spots with completely buying in. Meanwhile, the Redskins and the Minnesota Vikings took sizable dips after getting cleanly beaten in divisional games.

As for the rest, take a look. Would love your thoughts ... @Harrison_NFL is the place. (I might have to make your tweet part of the picks column Thursday, so beware.)

The message here: Don't panic. Over half the teams in the league would've fallen to the
Panthers on Sunday; Wilson, who was 14-of-18 passing for 198 yards and a touchdown in the second half, was a big reason they didn't.

Chicago survived
a tough home game with a little help from
Rey Maualuga's kuckleheadedness. Now, if Maualuga hadn't committed that late personal foul to give the
Bears a fresh set of downs with which to run out the clock, would the
Bengals necessarily have taken the ensuing possession down the field? No. It did essentially seal the deal, though.

The defense performed in spots -- the most important spots --
versus the Atlanta Falcons. Yes, we're talking about Rob Ryan's injury-depleted defense -- you know, the group that allowed 454 points last year (most in the NFC) and finished last in 18 subcategories.

On Sunday, the key stat for New Orleans didn't have anything to do with
Drew Brees. No, it was the 3-for-12 conversion rate that Ryan's defense allowed Atlanta on third and fourth downs.

Green Bay went to San Francisco and gave the best team in the NFL all it could handle in its own place. And the run defense did its job -- but the safeties did not. This is still a top-10 team, however.
Aaron Rodgers still looks like the best quarterback in the league, while receivers
Jordy Nelson and
Randall Cobb appear to be healthy; each gained more than 100 yards.

If
Mike McCarthy continues to commit to the run game like he did on Sunday, the
Packers will be tough to stop come January ... even if they
are 0-1 in September.

Tillman's first pick, which came on
a telegraphed throw by the
Bengals' third-year quarterback, led to a scoring drive for the
Bears. It might have been early (in the first quarter), but they all count. So did the eight penalties committed by Cincinnati in a sloppy defeat.

Amazingly,
Andrew Luck continues to shock people -- mostly defenders -- with how quick he is. Is it because he's thought of as a thrower? Is it because he's white? Just asking. Luck had another touchdown scamper in the win after picking up five rushing touchdowns last year.

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1-0COWBOYS

3

Important NFC East win for the
Cowboys against a decent
New York Giants team. Now that we got
that out of the way ... is there any wide receiver in a Dallas uniform who knows what a sight adjustment is? Is there any team that hangs its quarterback out to dry more than Dallas? I swear, if Jerry Rice decided to come back and play for the
Cowboys, he'd forget what a hot route is the moment he donned his blue-and-white No. 80.

Let's wait and see with this team.
Ravens fans think I hate their club, but this writer is fully aware that Baltimore lost four of five games down the stretch last season before winning it all.

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1-0DOLPHINS

If you're wondering why the
Dolphins don't move up
after a win, the reasons are pretty cut-and-dried. The Mediocre Express (
Lamar Miller and
Daniel Thomas) ran 18 times for 17 yards, while the
Dolphins as a team incurred 10 penalties. The defense looked pretty good, but even ardent 'Fins fans will admit that getting outgained by a subpar
Cleveland Browns team does
not merit a boost here.

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1-0EAGLES

11

Big jump in the Power Rankings for the
Eagles. So it was
Phi Slamma Jamma offense in the first half of
Monday's win over the Redskins, half-court clock-eatin' offense for much of the second, all dictated by the game situation.

So many bright spots to point out here, yet two under-the-radar things shone through:
Trent Cole looks good at linebacker on that
Eagles defense. The other? Effort. Kelly has this football team playing for him; just consider how
Jason Avant sold out to convert a third down late in the game. Playing hard never gets old, even as Kelly continues to reinvent offensive football.

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1-0RAMS

1

Nice comeback at home for these pesky
Rams, who are now 1-0 in the NFC West after going 4-1-1 in the division last year. Kicker
Greg Zuerlein delivered this sucker, making his shots from 36, 25, 38 and 48 yards out, that last kick going for the win.

Not interested in a kicker? Fine; consider end
Robert Quinn, who had three sacks and two forced fumbles. He should be huge for this Ram defense. That said,
Jeff Fisher's group will be playing some close games, and having a kicker like Zuerlein could be the difference between making the playoffs or going 7-9.

I don't want to be an alarmist here, but the lasting image from
Monday night's loss to the
Eagles was not of the
Redskins' comeback attempt, their gassed defense, or even of Philly running plays at will in the first half. Nope, it was of
Robert Griffin III consistently tossing the ball off his back foot.

Forget a lack of explosiveness on scrambles; Griffin just wasn't driving the ball at all, that is, he wasn't shifting his weight to his plant foot. I noticed it in the first quarter, and then the ESPN broadcast began driving it home. It's Week 1, no doubt, but that's still disconcerting.

Vikings fans don't want to hear it, because it's old hat -- er, old horned helmet -- but
Christian Ponder remains the linchpin to this club's postseason hopes. The third-year quarterback threw three picks
on Sunday and fumbled.
Next week won't be any easier, with the Soldier Field takeaway machines on the docket. The
Chicago Bears have forced
24 turnovers in their past nine home games -- that's almost three per outing. Wouldn't be a bad idea to give
Adrian Peterson more than 18 carries this time, either.

So
Ron Rivera and Co. dropped
the home opener to the
Seattle Seahawks. What did we learn? a) The defense -- which played ball until the bitter end versus everyone's
preseason Super Bowl winners -- is much better. b) That new-look-but-still-somewhat-conventional offense we heard about all summer looks pedestrian. c) Much like Cincinnati and Minnesota, the
Panthers will go as far as the quarterback -- in this case,
Cam Newton -- takes them this year, with a subpar receiving corps.

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1-0CHIEFS

5

Talk about an uneventful
blowout win -- did you know it's
the only 28-2 victory to date in the history of the NFL? On Sunday, the
Chiefs' defense held the
Jacksonville Jaguars to 2.5 yards per play. Kansas City also recorded six sacks, including three by the relatively unknown -- but relatively awesome --
Justin Houston. Nice start,
Andy Reid. Now let's get the passing game going, as 5 yards per attempt won't cut it when it's time to go to Denver.

Heading into the season, questions -- about
Mike Munchak, about whether
Jake Locker is the guy at quarterback, about the offseason Band-Aids put on the NFL's worst scoring defense -- had swirled around the
Titans. So what did they do? They walked into Pittsburgh and got a win. Well,
after kick returner
Darius Reynaud walked backwards into the end zone for
the safety of the millennium. Hey, Tennessee recovered.

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0-1CHARGERS

2

It might seem unfair to drop the
Chargers two spots after such a close loss, but here we are. The club
has to be moved down for
blowing another game, carrying over an ugly habit from 2012. During the first half on Monday,
Chargers fans were thinking, "This is awesome.
Philip Rivers is playing great ... just hope it doesn't turn out anything like
last year's Broncos game." Midway through the third quarter, those
Chargers fans were thinking, "This is a good game, but
man, it's starting to feel like that loss to Denver last year ... nah, we got this one." Then, after
Brian Cushing's pick-six in the fourth quarter: "This is the freaking
Broncos game." As for the members of the
Chargers' coaching staff, what were
they thinking in the second half?

There's a black cloud hovering over Heinz Field, and it sure isn't carrying a bunch of Terrible Towels. All the black shirts in the stands
on Sunday afternoon drove home worried and stayed worried. One rough loss was followed by another with the news that center Maurkice Pouncey will be
gone for the season after suffering a knee injury. The organization was excited that
David DeCastro, the top draft pick who missed much of his rookie season in 2012, was back on the interior of the offensive line; now, though, that unit won't be at full strength in 2013, either. This franchise always fights back; let's see how
Six-burgh responds.

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0-1CARDINALS

1

Disappointing to see the strength of this football team -- the defense -- fail to hold the line late
in St. Louis on Sunday. Fans have to be encouraged, however, by the play of quarterback
Carson Palmer, who might not have been perfect but averaged 8 yards per attempt behind a shaky offensive line, finding
Larry Fitzgerald for two scores. I still think
Bruce Arians was the right hire for this football team.

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0-1BILLS

2

OK, so it was
another loss for the
Bills. I get it; it sucks. Yet, no fan of the team from upstate New York can frown too hard.
EJ Manuel looked solid overall despite some inconsistency in his play. The rookie quarterback lost his first start because the
Bills' secondary couldn't stop
Tom Brady at the very end -- joining a pantheon of NFL secondaries that could say the same over the past 12 years. Buffalo's defensive backfield was also missing two of its best players. At some point, this depleted unit should get
Stephon Gilmore and
Jairus Byrd back. The world is not ending.

Ugh. There's no more painful number in pro football than the "0-1" sitting next to the
Buccaneers in the standings right now. Enron didn't have numbers that painful.

Josh Freeman did his job in moving the team into position for the go-ahead field goal
against the Jets, but otherwise, he was once again underwhelming, finishing 15-of-31 for 210 yards, a touchdown and an interception.

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0-1BROWNS

6

Somebody in Cleveland got their hands on
Cameron Wake -- that is to say, some fan caught him getting on the
Dolphins' team bus, nabbing a handshake and an iPhoto. Other than that,
Brandon Weeden had to wonder if anyone was blocking. When he
did have time
against Miami, he often held the ball too long; he also couldn't seem to find anyone not named
Jordan Cameron. It's back to the drawing board for the
Browns, who were expected by many to surprise the
Dolphins at home.

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0-1RAIDERS

1

You read that right; for the first time in a long time, the
Raidersaren't residing at No. 32. Meanwhile, it was a mixed bag of nuts
against the Indianapolis Colts out there for
Terrelle Pryor. He ran all over the damn field (112 yards rushing) and made a nice read on fourth-and-9 to keep the
Raiders' last-gasp drive alive. Then came the pick to lose the game. It happens. Pryor might still not completely know what he's doing out there, but he showed a heckuva lot more than
Blaine Gabbert did in Jacksonville. And thus, you have Oakland up a spot after a loss.

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0-1JAGUARS

1

This tweet came across the desk, and I felt it was worth regurgitating. It's nice to see a good player use social media the
right way. Let's give
Gus Bradley more than a week, everybody.

"I believe in this team and staff. We understand today isn't acceptable and we will improve and continue to work hard to get better."